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Enrollment
667
Middle
DISTRICT 777 · STATE 831
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRANITE DISTRICT·NCES 490036000829
Hunter Jr High
6131 W 3785 S, WEST VALLEY CITY, UT 84120 · (385) 646-5184 · Salt Lake County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL667 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 15% of Utah public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Utah public middle schools
Student : Teacher
22.1:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.3:1 · STATE 21.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
350 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 33%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 306 | 46% |
| Grade 8 | 361 | 54% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 47% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly ProficientEnglish Language Arts
30.6%
UT avg 41.4% . +5.5pp since 2023
Math
21.7%
UT avg 41.8% . +3.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.6% | 21.7% |
| 2023-24 | 25.1% | 18.6% |
% Proficient + Highly Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: RISE / Utah Aspire+. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
26.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.1%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for Utah schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Utah's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Hunter Jr High
Hunter Jr High's state test result (26.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter Jr High this school | 667 | 52.5% | 26.6% |
| Midvale Middle SANDY | 802 | 56.6% | 26.7% |
| Eisenhower Jr High TAYLORSVILLE | 1,036 | 55.6% | 26.6% |
| Bonneville Jr High SALT LAKE CITY | 636 | 40.1% | 36.6% |
| West Lake Jr High WEST VALLEY CITY | 724 | 64.2% | 23.4% |
| Thomas Jefferson Jr High KEARNS | 915 | 49.0% | 23.8% |
Matched among Utah middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Hunter Jr High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Salt Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.6% | #120 of 136 | #31 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.7% | #123 of 140 ▲ 8 | #34 of 44 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.6% | #112 of 140 ▲ 11 | #29 of 44 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 667 | #99 of 144 | #32 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.1:1 | #59 of 137 | #17 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.8% | #1 of 137 | #1 of 44 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.5% | #15 of 141 | #11 of 44 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.1% | #26 of 77 | #11 of 25 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
667
-159 (-19%) vs 2020
-51% since 1990-91, when it was 1,358
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 667 | 30.2 | 22.1:1 | 52% (350) |
| 2023-24 | 742 | 29.7 | 25.0:1 | 57% (424) |
| 2022-23 | 732 | 29.6 | 24.8:1 | 52% (378) |
| 2020-21 | 826 | N/A | N/A | 58% (475) |
| 2017-18 | 786 | N/A | N/A | 63% (498) |
| 2015-16 | 638 | N/A | N/A | 58% (372) |
| 2010-11 | 1,195 | 46 | 26.0:1 | 52% (617) |
| 2000-01 | 1,474 | 64 | 23.0:1 | 29% (422) |
| 1990-91 | 1,358 | 52 | 26.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hunter Jr High.
About Hunter Jr High
As a low-enrollment middle-grades school, Hunter Jr High serves students in WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah. Its 667 students are spread across grades 7 through 8.
Granite District has 59,404 students in 85 schools, and Hunter Jr High is one of those schools.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Hunter Jr High is Hispanic (46%). Other groups make up 31% White, 9% Pacific Islander, 6% Asian, and 4% multiracial. Salt Lake County as a whole is about 21% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Hunter Jr High has a diversity index of 68%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Hunter Jr High employs 30.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 22.1:1. Across middle schools in Utah, the average ratio is about 21.7:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 52% in 2024-25. Public schools in Salt Lake County average 34%.
Measured against Utah public middle schools, Hunter Jr High receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
After adjusting for student poverty, Hunter Jr High lands between the top and bottom 10% of Utah schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 26.6%; the prediction is 34.1%.
Salt Lake County has about 1,196,523 residents, and median household income is about $97,494, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Salt Lake County number 325 and enroll about 209,757.
The nearest public school is Whittier School, at about 0.5 miles. Hunter Jr High has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 25.4%, lower than Hunter Jr High's 26.6%.
Hunter Jr High has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Hunter Jr High had 826 students in 2020-21 and 667 in 2024-25, a 19% decrease.
The Hunter Jr High community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Salt Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,196,523
Census ACS
Median income
$97,494
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
325
209,757 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Granite District
- Granger HighHigh · 3,267 students
- Cyprus HighHigh · 2,762 students
- Taylorsville HighHigh · 2,685 students
- Hunter HighHigh · 2,480 students
- Kearns HighHigh · 2,313 students
- Skyline HighHigh · 2,186 students
Other schools in WEST VALLEY CITY
- Granger HighHigh · 3,267 students
- Hunter HighHigh · 2,480 students
- American Preparatory Academy - Accelerated SchoolCombined · 1,556 students
- Wallace Stegner Academy Kearns K-12Combined · 777 students
- John F. Kennedy Jr HighMiddle · 772 students
- West Valley SchoolElementary · 764 students
Nearby schools
- Whittier School0.5 mi · 492
- Ascent Academies of Utah - West Valley0.6 mi · 425
- Hillside School0.8 mi · 470
- Douglas T. Orchard School0.8 mi · 411
- Hunter High0.9 mi · 2,480
- West Valley School1.0 mi · 764
Frequently asked questions
About Hunter Jr HighHow large is Hunter Jr High?
Hunter Jr High enrolls approximately 667 students in grades 07-08.
Is Hunter Jr High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hunter Jr High is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Hunter Jr High have?
Hunter Jr High employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.1:1.
How diverse is Hunter Jr High?
Hunter Jr High reports a student body of 31% White, 46% Hispanic, 3% Black, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Hunter Jr High?
Hunter Jr High is overseen by Granite District in Salt Lake County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.